
By Armand Niculescu on April 28, 2010
My prayers have been answered: Lightroom 3 and Adobe Camera RAW will feature lens correction (perspective and distortions). Check out the video!
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By Armand Niculescu on April 7, 2010
Adobe Creative Suite 5 will be officially announced on April 12 and will ship probably a month later. The crown jewel is, of course, Photoshop and it’s always fun to speculate on what it will bring.
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By Armand Niculescu on March 23, 2010
What follows is the official announcement for the availability of Lightroom 3 beta 2. I’ll start playing with it right away and report my findings. I am a bit disappointed that there’s no word on any optical corrections, but I won’t judge anything for now. Adobe today released an update to its Photoshop Lightroom 3 [...]
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By Armand Niculescu on February 10, 2010
Aperture 3 brings a number of improvements across the board, most notably better library organization, with easy catalog switching, searching and filtering; GPS integration; face detection; support for video; non-destructive brushes.
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By Armand Niculescu on January 18, 2010
In my previous article, I listed the companies involved in the making of Avatar, as well as the tools used. Now I intend to bring more detail and show some of the technical challenges and innovations that helped shape the world of Pandora and its inhabitants.
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By Armand Niculescu on January 11, 2010
Avatar has captured the imagination of millions of people from around the globe. Creating a completely new world from scratch, one with hundreds of species of flora and fauna and breathtaking landscapes is a daunting task that Cameron completed with flying colors. Let’s see what companies and software were involved.
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By Armand Niculescu on October 2, 2009
Adobe presented at Photoshop World two pretty cool experiments that might be included in a future version of Photoshop.
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By Armand Niculescu on April 14, 2009
Following up on the offer for free Flex for unemployed developers, Adobe has quite a few other interesting promotions – Photoshop Elements 7 for $59.99 and $200 discount for Creative Suite 4 upgrade
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